Thread by @henrysgao

Hugely important decision from @EU_Commission, which used the role of CCP members in company management and decision to infer state interference on prices and costs, which led to the rejection of Chinese prices as the basis for normal value determination in anti-dumping cases.

https://twitter.com/CHNTradeMonitor/status/1447976838739922947

In response, Xiamen Xiashun, one of the companies under investigation, argues that CCP membership is nothing more than joining "a religion or political party of its choice and it has no bearing on the decision making in the company".

This argument was rejected by @EU_Commission

Personally, I find the reasoning of @EU_Commission a bit weak. Instead, I'd suggest @EU_Commission use this direct quote from Board Chairman of the company, as reported in 2015:
"Party organization & party members have played a vital role in ensuring our impressive performance."

"The company has introduced a full set of first-class equipment from Europe twice, and the party branch organized 25 party members as the backbone to participate in the installation and commissioning of the new equipment."
dangjian.people.com.cn/n/2015/0421/c1…